Taking Refuge: East Coast aircraft relocate to Barksdale amid Hurricane Matthew concerns

Crew members of an F-15 Strike Eagle from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., celebrate a safe landing at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Oct. 5, 2016. Hundreds of Airmen and a large contingent of aircraft including F-15 Strike Eagles, F-16 Fighting Falcons, C-17 Globemaster IIIs and KC-135 Stratotankers began arriving here today from Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Joint Base Charleston, S.C., and Seymour Johnson, to avoid potential damage from high winds associated with Hurricane Matthew along the East Coast.(U.S. Air Force photo/Airman Alexis C. Schultz)

PHOTO BY: Airman Alexis C. Frost

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